Call the Midwife- Season 2

Product Description Based on the bestselling memoirs by Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife follows Jenny Lee, a young midwife in 1950s London's working class East End, providing the poorest women with the best possible care. Season Two continues to follow Jenny and the other midwives as they deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. A fascinating portrayal of birth, life, death and a community on the brink of huge social change, Call the Midwife offers a gripping insight into a way of life that is so drastically different from how we live now. Additional Features Enjoy the full-length 60 minute UK episodes, each 10 minutes longer than the versions broadcast on US TV. Review This immensely absorbing drama is worth any trouble it takes to catch up with its singular pleasures. --Dorthy Rabinowitz, Wall Street Journal Once again, PBS delivers the goods--and while it may be too harrowing at times to describe as a bundle of joy, the heart-tugging Call the Midwife is a delight to watch. --Matt Roush, TV Guide You will laugh, you will cry and if it seems a bit treacly, it is. --Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times About the Actor Jessica Raine was born in 1982 and brought up on a farm near Ross-on-Wye in England. She is an actress known for her roles in the BBC TV series Call the Midwife (2012), The Woman in Black (2012), Robin Hood (2010) and An Adventure in Space and Time (2013). Stephen McGann was born in Liverpool, England. He is known for his roles in the British drama Call the Midwife (2012), Streetwise (1989), Catherine the Great (1996) and Emmerdale (1972).